| 1 | Beat eggs until fluffy in mixer bowl at medium speed. |
| 2 | Gradually beat in sugar. |
| 3 | Continue beating 20 minutes more ( a must ). |
| 4 | At low speed blend in flour, baking powder and salt. |
| 5 | Add anise extract and beat only to blend. |
| 6 | Drop by teaspoonful on greased and floured baking sheets about ?inch apart. |
| 7 | Swirl each to make a circular form. |
| 8 | You can bake these two ways. |
| 9 | Either let stand on baking sheets for 8 hours at room temperature ( to dry out ) or bake immediately. |
| 10 | Either way bake at 325 degrees about 10 minutes or until firm looking or set. |
| 11 | Cool on rack and store airtight. |
| 12 | If made the first way to dry out these are a coffee dunker cookie or if baked immediately they are much softer and delicate.either way they are delicious. |
| 13 | I bake mine the second way. |